New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A study highlighting the role of smartphones in people’s lives in Asia has found that 60 percent people use them to primarily communicate with one another, 24 percent consider them…
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Multinational computer technology company Dell on Saturday warned that cybercrime increased significantly around the world in 2015 despite organisations deploying end-to-end security solutions perfectly. Cybercriminals employed a number of new tactics…
Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) What is out there at the edge of our solar system? Scientists using data from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) have pinned down an interstellar magnetic field which lies at the…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) The micro-blogging site Twitter is set to roll out a refreshed design to its timeline display on March 3. With this change, people can start embedding profiles, lists, collections and…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) After creating a buzz with its quality line-up of mobile handsets in India, the US-based visual communication giant InFocus on Friday announced its foray into the home entertainment category with…
Bangkok, Feb 26 (IANS) Two university students were arrested in Thailand’s capital Bangkok for selling weapons on social media website Facebook, the media reported on Friday. Sanit Mahathavorn, acting chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau,…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) In a bid to know how climate change can affect forests in the future, a team of US researchers has created a computer-simulation 3D model to understand the impact of…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Breaking the myth of being not so technology friendly, women are now turning tech savvy, especially those above 60. With apps, ranging from health start-ups to grocery shopping that saves…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) The third and final successful ground test of the indigenous cryogenic engine by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) last Friday has raised hopes of launching the country’s…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China’s State Council on Friday launched its Chinese-language mobile app to facilitate information release and provide new services for the public. The app will be used mainly to release major decisions…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) The social media giant Facebook on Friday launched Canvas — a new full-screen, immersive mobile ad experience that loads nearly instantaneously when someone taps on a news feed ad –…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China is set to launch its first micro-gravity experimental satellite in April, a media report said on Friday. The Shijian-10 satellite arrived at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest Gansu province…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 26 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Space Agency has signed a significant memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UK Space Agency, aiming to facilitate collaboration between the two countries in the short and long…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Using a high-tech 3D printer, a Rutgers University undergraduate and his professor have created sophisticated braille maps to help blind and visually impaired people navigate their surroundings. The three plastic…
New York, Feb 26 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has issued a stern internal memo to employees not to ruin the “Black Lives Matter” movement by defacing Facebook’s signature wall that serves as a dry-erase…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) There is nothing that cannot be achieved if a person has the will and is determined to make decisions, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said on Thursday. “A person should aspire…
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Japanese car maker Nissan Motor Company on Thursday heartily welcomed Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s budget announcement of setting up a rail-auto hub here. “Chennai is one of major auto hubs in…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) With over 200 million mobile internet users in India, mobile phones captured 60 percent share of all shopping-related queries and over 50 percent share of all travel-related queries, a report…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Taipei-based technology products marketer BenQ on Thursday launched two living room projectors that will give you a professional-level audio visual experience at home. “User-friendly and affordable, a professional-level audio visual…
London, Feb 25 (IANS) Not just your employer or spouse, even computers programmed to monitor people’s body language can tell whether they are bored or not, says a study. Body-language expert Dr Harry Witchel from…